Fuel-feeding device



(No Model.)

V. S. MIRACLE. EUEL PEEDING DEVICE.

Patented May Q, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VIRGINIA S. MIRACLE, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

FU EL-FEEDING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 496,944, dated May 9,1893.

Application filed October 22, 1892. Serial No. 449,650. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, VIRGINIA S. MIRACLE, residing at Janesville, in thecounty of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fuel-Feeding Devices; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in feeding devices forstoves,-its object being to produce a simple and efficient device forfeeding fuel to stoves.

A further object is to construct the device in such manner that theamount of fuel passing through the device can be easily, quickly andeffectually regulated.

Afurther object is to so construct the device that the dischargingportion thereof can be made to occupy different positions in the firepot of the stove, so that said discharge end can be brought into closeproximity to the fire, regardless of the amount of fire in the stove.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts ashereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawing represents a vertical sectional view of a stoveembodying my invention.

A represents an'outer casing, B the base of the stove, C the re pot, Cthe grate, and C2 the ash pit. Located within the upper portion of thecasing A, is a hopper D adapted to extend about half Way through thecasing and of such diameter as to leave aspace h between In proximity tothe lower end of the hopper D, elongated slots d are made in its sides,for the accommodation of pins or stops e projecting from the upper endof a lower or discharge receptacle E having a conical discharge outlet.A shaft F is mounted in the upper end of the casing A and hopper D, toone side of the center of the same, and is provided at one end with acrank or handle F. Drums or wheels F2 are carried by the shaft F atdametrically opposite sides of the hopper D and receive chains f whichchains extend downwardly in the space b and, at their lower ends, areattached to :the discharge spout or receptacle E. A ratchet wheel g iscarried by the shaft F and is adapted to be engaged by a dog g attachedto the outer casing A. Thus it will be seen that the discharge spout maybe raised or lowered relatively to the fire in the ire pot by operatingthe handle F', and that by means of the ratchet Wheel and dog it may beretained at any desired position. By means of a feed device constructedin this manner the discharge end of the device can be lowered in closeproximity to the iire on the grate, and thus a small fire may bemaintained and the fuelv economized.

Passing through the hopper D near the upper end thereof, is a cross barh, supporting,

at its center, a bearing block h', through which a vertical rod Gpasses,said vertical rod terminating at its upper end in the top G ofthe stove, where it is provided with a removable handle or key G2,whereby to turn said rod,-or, if desired, the removable key may bedispensed with and afixed handle or key G3 provided and located inproximity to the lid G4 of the stove, as shown in dotted lines,said lidcomprising a fixed portion 7c and a removable portion 7c. The lower endof the vertical rod G is screwthreaded and passes through a similarlythreaded bearing block II, carried by a cross bar H at the lower end ofthe hopper D. To the lower end of the rod G, below the bearing block, abell or valve I is attached. A hood or protector J is attached to therod G and adapted to prevent the screwthreads and bearing II frombecoming clogged by fuel. From this construction and arrangement ofparts it will be seen that by operating the hand wheel F', the valve Ican be readily raised and lowered to regulate the iiow of fuel throughthe conical discharge end of the spout E. The valve I may, if desired,be run down to the lower extremity of the spout E and thus entirelyclose the same.

The top G of the stove is made in two parts t', fi', the part i beingstationary and the part t" movable, and adapted to be swung around,whereby access may be had to the vertical rod G to operate it, and sothat fuel can be i11- serted in the stove, the portion lo of the lid Gilbeing removed for this purpose.

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Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a fuel feeding device, the combination with a stationaryreceptacle, of a movable receptacle or spout, an adjustable valve in themovable receptacle or spout and a hood on the rod which carries thevalve, substantially as set forth.

2. In a movable fuel feeding device, the combination with a spout orreceptacle having a conical discharge outlet, of a valve adapted to bemoved longitudinally in said spout or receptacle, substantially as setforth.

3. In a fuel feeding device, the combination with a stationaryreceptacle and a movable discharge spout, of a shaft carried in bearingssupported by the stationary receptacle, one of said bearings beingscrewthreaded for the accommodation of screw threads on the shaft and avalve carried by said shaft, substantially as set forth.

4. In a fuel feeding device, the combination with a stationaryreceptacle and a discharge spout, of a shaft carried in bearingssupported by the stationary receptacle, one of said bearings beingscrewthreaded for the accommodation of screw threads on the shaft,

a valve carried by said shaft, and a hood on the shaft above thescrewthreads, substantially as set forth.

5. In a fuel feeding device, the combination with a stationaryreceptacle having straight elongated slots in its sides, of a dischargespout or receptacle, pins or stops projecting from said spout orreceptacle and adapted to enter the elongated slots in the stationaryreceptacle, and means for raising and lowering said discharge spout orreceptacle, substantially as set forth.

6. In a fuel feeding device, the combination with an outer casing, ofareceptacle projecting downwardly within the outer casing, a movablespout or receptacle, a shaft supported by the outer casing andreceptacle, flexible connections between said shaft and movable spout orreceptacle, and means for rotating said shaft, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

VIRGINIA S. MIRACLE.

Witnesses:

WM. E. SPICER, H. S. SLOAN.

